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the Act directs, in part, that a major air

carrier shall make a good faith effort to

obtain, and submit quarterly reports to

the Federal Aviation Administration on

in-flight medical emergencies that result

in death or the threat of death.

Respondents: Approximately 30 air

carriers.

Frequency: On occasion over the

course of one year.

Burden: 274 hours.

For Further Information: or to obtain

a copy of the request for clearance

submitted to OMB, you may contact Ms.

Judi Citrenbaum at the: Federal Aviation

Administration, Aeromedical Standards

Branch, AAM–210, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591.

Comments may be submitted to the

agency at the address above.

Issued in Washington, DC on June 17,

1998.

Patricia W. Carter,

Acting Manager, Corporate Information

Division, ABC–100.

[FR Doc. 98–16633 Filed 6–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Intent to Rule on Application

to Impose and Use the Revenue From

a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) at

Key Field Airport, Meridian, Mississippi

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on

application.

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and

invites public comment on the

application to impose and use the

revenue from a PFC at Key Field Airport

under the provisions of the Aviation

Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of

1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Public Law

101–508) and Part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).

DATES: Comment must be received on or

before July 23, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: FAA/Airports District Office,

120 North Hangar Drive, Suite B,

Jackson, Mississippi 39208–2306.

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Tom Williams,

Executive Director of the Meridian

Airport Authority at the following

address: Post Office Box 4351, Meridian,

MS 39304–4351.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to the Meridian

Airport Authority under section 158.23

of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Shumate, Project Manager, FAA

Airports District Office, 120 North

Hangar Drive, Suite B, Jackson,

Mississippi 39208–2306, telephone

number 601–965–4628. The application

may be reviewed in person at this same

location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to rule and invites public

comment on the application to impose

and use the revenue from a PFC at Key

Field Airport under the provisions of

the Aviation Safety and Capacity

Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of

1990) Pub. L. 101–508) and Part 158 of

the Federal Aviation Regulations (14

CFR Part 158).

On June 15, 1998, the FAA

determined that the application to

impose and use the revenue from a PFC

submitted by Meridian Airport

Authority was substantially complete

within the requirements of section

158.25 of part 158. The FAA will

approve or disapprove the application,

in whole or in part, no later than

October 3, 1998.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

PFC Application Number: 98–05–C–

00–MEI.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date: 12–1–

2000.

Proposed charge expiration date: 5–

31–2000.

Total estimated net PFC revenue:

$121,650.

Estimated PFC revenues to be used on

projects in this application: $121,650.

Brief description of proposed projects:

Airfield lighting rehabilitation; Taxiway

A rehabilitation; Terminal canopy/

rehabilitation design; Terminal canopy/

rehabilitation; Construct equipment

building.

Class or classes of air carriers which

the public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFCs: None

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. In addition, any

person may, upon request, inspect the

application, notice and other documents

germane to the application in person at

the office of the Meridian Airport

Authority.

Issued in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 16,

1998.

Wayne Atkinson,

Manager, Airports District Office, Southern

Region, Jackson, Mississippi.

[FR Doc. 98–16634 Filed 6–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 30186 (Sub–No.

3)]

Tongue River Railroad Company—

Construction and Operation—in

Rosebud and Big Horn Counties, MT

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board,

DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Construction and

Operation Application and Adoption of

Initial Procedural Schedule.

SUMMARY: The Board is publishing

notice of an application filed by the

Tongue River Railroad Company (TRRC)

seeking authority to construct and

operate 17.3 miles of track, called the

Western Alignment, to be built between

Decker, MT, and a point 17.3 miles

north of Decker, to connect with the rail

line previously approved for

construction in Tongue River Railroad

Company—Rail Construction and

Operation—Ashland to Decker,

Montana, Finance Docket No. 30186

(Sub-No. 2) (STB served Nov. 8, 1996)

(Tongue River II). The Western

Alignment is proposed as an alternative

to a routing called the Four Mile Creek

Alternative (herein, the Four Mile Creek

Route) approved in Tongue River II. The

routing of the Western Alignment

separates from TRRC’s approved Four

Mile Creek routing approximately 20.8

miles south of the point at which the

line connects with TRRC’s approved

line routing between Ashland and Miles

City, MT, and extends southwest to the

Spring Creek/Decker area of

southeastern Montana, terminating near

Decker where it will connect with The

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

Railway Company’s Kennecott Spur.

The Board is issuing a procedural

schedule establishing filing dates for

comments and replies on whether this

application meets the criteria of 49

U.S.C. 10901. The Board may

subsequently issue another notice

setting forth a procedural schedule for

the filing of any additional pleadings

after completion of the necessary

environmental analysis, if appropriate.

DATES: This notice is effective on June

23, 1998. Pleadings must be filed in

accordance with the schedule set forth
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1Administrative Law Judge Young has been

appointed to resolve all disputes on discovery

issues.

2TRRC’s initial request for establishment of a

procedural schedule was denied by decision served

March 24, 1998.

3Northern Cheyenne Tribe and Native Action,

Inc., filed a reply to TRRC’s request for a procedural

schedule. Great Northern Properties Limited

Partnership and Northern Plains Resource Council,

Inc., also filed a reply to TRRC’s petition. These

replies are primarily directed to the environmental

issues raised here and the schedule contemplated

for their resolution. Since we are adopting a

procedural schedule only for dealing with nonenvironmental issues, these petitions need not be

addressed here. The United Transportation UnionGeneral Committee of Adjustment and United

Transportation Union-Montana State Legislative

Board also replied jointly to TRRC’s petition,

raising concerns about technical compliance with

our notification rules and the fairness or openness

of our actions in this case. As discussed below, the

procedural schedule we are adopting here provides

adequate notice as well as ample opportunity for a

full and thorough evaluation of all of the issues

involved here.

in the Appendix to this notice. All

filings, except notices of intent to

participate, must be concurrently served

on all parties of record and must be

accompanied by a certificate of service.

ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10

copies of all pleadings referring to STB

Finance Docket No. 30186 (Sub-No. 3)

to: Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925

K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. A copy of each comment shall

concurrently be served upon TRRC’s

representative: Betty Jo Christian, Esq.,

Steptoe & Johnson LLP, 1330

Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington,

DC 20036, (202) 429–3000, FAX (202)

429–3902. One copy of each pleading

must also be served upon: Peter Young,

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First St. N.E., Washington, DC

20426.1

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 565–1600.

[TDD for the hearing impaired: (202)

565–1695].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Board’s review of construction

applications is governed by 49 U.S.C.

10901 and by the requirements of the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321–4370d (NEPA),

and related environmental laws. Along

with its application, TRRC has

submitted a renewed petition 2 to

establish a procedural schedule for this

proceeding.3 The schedule proposed by

TRRC would establish due dates for

submissions and Board action, both in

considering the transportation merits of

the application and in carrying out the

environmental review process. The

Board is adopting only that portion of

TRRC’s procedural schedule that sets

due dates for filing comments

(including supporting or opposing

evidence) on issues involving whether

or not the application meets the

statutory criteria of 49 U.S.C. 10901, and

for filing replies to those comments. The

Board will not, however, set a date for

issuance of a final decision on the

merits of the application. Nor will we

establish a procedural schedule for our

environmental review of the new

application. Rather, as discussed below,

we will initiate the environmental

review process now, and establish a

procedural schedule for submission of

any additional pleadings and issuance

of a final decision upon completion of

that process.

We are not adopting TRRC’s proposal

that we set an environmental procedural

schedule because the Board’s

environmental analysis depends on

input from many sources, including

Federal and state agencies, and at this

point it is impossible to predict how

long the environmental review process

will take. Our experience has shown

that the preparation of a NEPA

document in a proceeding such as this,

where a number of environmental issues

may exist generally, does not lend itself

to a structured time limit. Because we

would be unable to assure compliance

with TRRC’s proposed schedule even if

we adopted it, we see no point in

seeking public comment on it. Rather,

we will adopt a schedule for receiving

comments and replies on whether the

application meets the statutory criteria

in 49 U.S.C. 10901. The schedule we are

adopting here will accord all parties due

process because it provides ample time

for the submission of comments and

replies. In short, the schedule we are

adopting will allow for adequate public

participation and the development of a

sufficient record to allow the Board to

determine whether the proposed

construction meets the criteria of

section 10901.

In this proceeding, we will not issue

a decision determining whether the

proposed construction meets the

statutory criteria in 49 U.S.C. 10901

prior to completion of the

environmental review process. TRRC

has not requested this action. Our

decision on the merits will follow

completion of the environmental review

process and we will address both

transportation and environmental issues

in that decision.

We are requiring TRRC to publish

notices setting forth the schedule we are

adopting here, and to certify to us that

it has done so. In addition to setting

forth the procedural schedule, the new

notices must state that anyone who

intends to participate as a party of

record by filing comments must file

with the Secretary of the Board an

original and 10 copies of a notice of

intent to participate in accordance with

the attached schedule. In order to

facilitate service of pleadings on parties

of record, the Board will issue a list of

those persons who have given notice of

their intent to participate. Nonparties

may obtain copies of pleadings through

the Board’s copy contractor, DC News &

Data, Inc., 1925 K Street N.W., Suite

210, Washington DC 20006. Telephone

(202) 289–4357.

Turning to the environmental review,

the Board’s Section of Environmental

Analysis (SEA) shortly will issue a

notice of intent to prepare a supplement

to the Final Environmental Impact

Statement issued in Tongue River II

(herein, the Supplement) and in that

document will seek comments regarding

the environmental scope of, and

potential environmental concerns and

issues to be addressed in, this case.

Under our rules implementing NEPA,

and the rules of the Council on

Environmental Quality, it appears that a

Supplement is the appropriate means of

reviewing TRRC’s application for the

Western Alignment. See 49 CFR

1105.10(a)(5); 40 CFR 1502.9(c). It is

premature to determine the scope of the

Supplement at this time. Before doing

so, SEA will review any comments on

the notice of intent, verify the

information in TRRC’s environmental

report, and consult with the appropriate

Federal and state agencies to identify

the key environmental issues to be

addressed in the Supplement.

Copies of the application, including

the Environmental Report, are available

for public inspection at the offices of

either the Surface Transportation Board

or the applicant, Tongue River Railroad

Company, 550 North 31st Street, Suite

250, P.O. Box 1181, Billings, MT 59102.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

This decision will not significantly

affect either the quality of the human

environment or the conservation of

energy resources.

Decided: June 15, 1998.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan and Vice

Chairman Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

Appendix—Procedural Schedule

June 23, 1998—Publication of notice

adopting procedural schedule.

June 30, 1998—Due date for publication

by TRRC of newspaper notices

announcing this procedural schedule.

July 13, 1998—Due date for notices of

intent to participate as a party of

record.
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September 16, 1998—Due date for

comments in support of or opposition

to the application.

November 2, 1998—Due date for replies

to comments.

[FR Doc. 98–16530 Filed 6–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT

CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: United States Enrichment

Corporation.

SUBJECT: Board of Directors.

TIME AND DATE: 6:00 p.m., Friday, June

19, 1998.

PLACE: Telephonic meeting.

STATUS: The meeting will be closed to

the public.

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Privatization

of the Corporation.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Elizabeth Stuckle at 301/564–3399.

Dated: June 18, 1998.

William H. Timbers, Jr.,

President and Chief Executive Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–16730 Filed 6–18–98; 4:55 pm]

BILLING CODE 8720–01–M

UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT

CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting (Revised Notice

of Meeting)

AGENCY: United States Enrichment

Corporation.

SUBJECT: Board of Directors.

TIME AND DATE: 9:30 a.m., Saturday, June

20, 1998 (previously scheduled for June

19, 1998).

PLACE: Telephonic meeting.

STATUS: The meeting will be closed to

the public.

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Privatization

of the Corporation.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Elizabeth Stuckle at 301/564–3399.

Dated: June 19, 1998.

William H. Timbers, Jr.,

President and Chief Executive Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–16806 Filed 6–19–98; 2:41 pm]

BILLING CODE 8720–01–M

UNITED STATES INFORMATION

AGENCY

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: United States Information

Agency.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(11)), the

United States Information Agency

(USIA) is issuing notice of our intent to

amend the system of records entitled the

Employee Payroll and Retirement

System, USIA–20, to include a new

routine use. The disclosure is required

by the Personal Responsibility and

Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act

(PRWORA, Pub. L. 104–193). We invite

public comment on this publication.

DATE: Persons wishing to comment on

the proposed routine use must do so by

July 23, 1998.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The proposed routine

use will become effective as proposed

without further notice on [insert date 30

days from date of publication] unless

comments dictate otherwise.

ADDRESSES: Interested individuals may

comment on this publication by writing

to Lola L. Secora, FOIA/PA Officer,

USIA, 301 4th Street, SW, Room M–29,

Washington, DC 20547; fax number

(202) 205–0374; or email address:

lsecora@usia.gov. All comments

received will be available for public

inspection at that address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lola

L. Secora, FOIA/PA Officer, USIA, 301

4th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20547;

telephone (202) 619–5499; fax number

(202) 205–0374; or email address:

lsecora@usia.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to Pub. L. 104–193, the Personal

Responsibility and Work Opportunity

Reconciliation Act of 1996, the United

States Information Agency will disclose

data from its Employee Payroll and

Retirement System of records to the

Office of Child Support Enforcement,

Administration for Children and

Families, Department of Health and

Human Services for use in the National

Database of New Hires, part of the

Federal Parent Locator Service (FPLS)

and Federal Tax Offset System, DHHS/

OCSE No. 09–90–0074. A description of

the Federal Parent Locator Service may

be found at 62 FR 51663 (October 2,

1997).

FPLS is a computerized network

through which States may request

location information from Federal and

State agencies to find non-custodial

parents and their employers for

purposes of establishing paternity and

security support. On October 1, 1997,

the FPLS was expanded to include the

National Directory of New Hires, a

database containing employment

information on employees recently

hired, quarterly wage data on private

and public sector employees, and

information on unemployment

compensation benefits. On October 1,

1998, the FPLS will be expanded further

to include a Federal Case Registry. The

Federal Case Registry will contain

abstracts on all participants involved in

child support enforcement cases. When

the Federal Case Registry is instituted,

its files will be matched on an ongoing

basis against the files in the National

Directory of New Hires to determine if

an employee is a participant in a child

support case anywhere in the country.

If the FPLS identifies a person as being

a participant in a State child support

case, that State will be notified. State

requests to the FPLS for location

information will also continue to be

processed after October 1, 1998.

When individuals are hired by the

United States Information Agency, we

may disclose to the FPLS their names,

social security numbers, home

addresses, dates of birth, dates of hire,

and information identifying us as the

employer. We also may disclose to FPLS

names, social security numbers, and

quarterly earnings of each United States

Information Agency employee, within

one month of the end of the quarterly

reporting period.

Information submitted by the United

States Information Agency to the FPLS

will be disclosed by the Office of Child

Support Enforcement to the Social

Security Administration for verification

to ensure that the social security

number provided is correct. The data

disclosed by the United States

Information Agency to the FPLS will

also be disclosed by the Office of Child

Support Enforcement to the Secretary of

the Treasury for use in verifying claims

for the advance payment of the earned

income tax credit or to verify a claim of

employment on a tax return. We are also

making other changes required to

update the Agency’s system of records.

From page 10659, FR Vol. 62, No. 45,

Friday, March 7, 1997, Notices, change

USIA–34 to read: USIA–41, System

Name: Office of Civil Rights Complaint

Files—OCR. Accordingly, the USIA–20.

Employee Payroll and Retirement

System—M/CF, originally published in

the FR’s Privacy Act Issuances, 1995

Compilation, and most recently

amended at FR, Vol. 62, No. 45, March

7, 1997 is further amended by addition

of the following routine use:

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

* * * * *

The names, social security numbers,

home addresses, dates of birth, dates of

hire, quarterly earnings, employer